We could be safe next Saturday!!

Last updated : 23 April 2005 By Bob Gear
All these teams could still go down.

15Plymouth Argyle 44976312353142139141020526252-10
16Leicester City 436872120412625261020134646500
17Cardiff City 44949231931092331121418465050-4
18Watford 445107242366102634111617505749-7
19Coventry City 44778262656112843121319546949-15
20Gillingham 441057212227132141121220426348-21
21Crewe Alexandra 44589353766102843111419638047-17
22Brighton & Hove Albion 44769232855121536121121386447-26
23Nottingham Forest 4479624262713153691619396243-23
24[R] Rotherham United 44271317333613183551326356828-33

with these games still to be played by the Clubs in danger of relegation, there is a possibility that we can be safe next week.

Tuesday 26 April 19.45
Leicester v Derby

Saturday 30 April 15:00
Burnley v Plymouth
Coventry v Derby
Gillingham v Cardiff
Ipswich v Crewe
QPR v Nottm Forest
Rotherham v Brighton
Stoke v Watford

Sunday 1 May 13.30
Leicester v Leeds

Sunday 8 May 13.00
Brighton v Ipswich
Cardiff v QPR
Crewe v Coventry
Leeds v Rotherham
Nottm Forest v Gillingham
Plymouth v Leicester
Watford v West Ham

With Crewe playing Coventry on the last day of the season there is a scenario that could see us already safe by this time next week. We need to be above both those sides by 5pm Saturday.

We need to win at Rotherham, Coventry lose at home to Derby, and Crewe fail to win at Ipswich.

That would leave us at least 4 points ahead of Forest with one game to play, therfore they can't catch us. We would only need to finish above one more side

We would be a point above Coventry, and at least 2 points ahead of Crewe.

A Crewe win would mean Coventry are still beolw us, a Coventry win would leave Crewe below us, and a draw would would also leave Crewe below us. Gillingham losing both their games in this scenario could see them relegated.

So, our Ideal results for next Saturday are: We win at Rotherham, Coventry lose at home to Derby, and Crewe fail to win at Ipswich.
= safety